Is potatoes boiling reversible or irreversible?
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When boiling potatoes in water you might have seen the water becoming less clear because of this. This process of swelling, dissolving and even leaching is called the gelatinization of starch, an irreversible process.
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Heat will break down the 'glue' that keeps the cells together and it will break down the cell walls themselves. This will cause the potato to lose its firmness. Water can escape the cells and this makes the potato lose its turgor.
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